Nigeria Police stinks, says outgoing CP

The outgoing Commissioner of Police (CP), Plateau State Command, Emmanuel Diipo Ayeni, has exposed the rot in the Nigeria Police, saying it was caused by the Federal Government.

He said he regretted serving in the Police, adding that the current agitation for state police is in order.

Ayeni spoke yesterday during his pull out and farewell parade at the Jos Township Stadium, having retired from the Nigeria Police.

According to the officer who joined the Nigeria Police in 1980, “I had job offers from various establishments but I opted for the Nigeria Police. I thought I had taken a good decision. This has affected my life as a social being.”

He went on: “The way the Nigeria Police is operating today leaves much to be desired, not because its personnel are not competent, but due to the dangerous chemistry that has been badly mixed against the soul of this vital organisation.

“I must talk on this now or I will be condemned by history. This is in the best interest of the progress and development of our country.

“The reform ongoing in the police is cosmetic, it cannot take the police to the next level. The White Papers on the various committee reports on the police are not being properly implemented.

“We should embark on a wholesale reform that is fundamental. That is, the reforms that will position the Nigeria Police for effective service delivery. If it is well organised, it will perform its constitutional and statutory duties very well.”